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Retired family therapist who knits, reads, is learning to play ukulele, and prefers to live in a real democracy.
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21 June 1904 | Polish Jewish woman, Gizela Teichner, was born in Tarnów. She emigrated to Belgium. On 19 April 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen. She did not survive.

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20 June 1884 | Jewish man, Moses Bekker, was born in Imperial Russia (the area of todays Latvia). In 1902 he emigrated to Norway. On 24 February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz on the ship Gottland. On 3 March 1943 he was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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17 June 1932 | A Slovak Jewish boy, Bela Vizvari, was born in Lučenec. In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.

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17 June 1926 | Czech Jew, Valtr Zentner, was born. On 6 September 1943 he was deported from #Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.s

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15 June 1895 | A Polish Jew, Jakub Zyman, was born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. In #Auschwitz from 12 February 1942. No. 21799 He perished in the camp on 20 February 1942.

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Easily 1000 people in Newtown, Bucks County (PA) outside Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s office in a downpour!

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13 June 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Rudi Roos, was born in Meppel. In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

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17 May 1912 | A Polish Jew, Pinkas Rosner, was born in Przemyśl. In #Auschwitz from 30 March 1942. No. 27501 He perished in the camp on 21 April 1942.

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27 April 1925 | A French Jewish girl, Paulette Bloch, was born in Paris. On 31 July 1944 she was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

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26 April 1938 | A Czech Jewish girl, Eva Weintraubová, was born. In #heresienstadt Ghetto from 20 November 1942. On 15 December 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her elder brother Pavel. They both did not survive.

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Newtown PA Rep Brian Fitzpatrick’s office

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If they have any honor, all the people on the insecure Houthi group chat would resign. But I don’t that will happen. How can Director of National Intelligence think a Signal chat is ok?

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#andrewweissman #georgeconway #legalissues Is there any way a lawsuit can be brought challenging the immunity decision. Could the precedent be changed the way Roe v. Wade was?

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Long Covid study looking for folks who haven’t had COVID or had COVID and recovered within 12 weeks to help them with their control group. All you have to do is one blood draw.

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🧶 No pictures, but I organized and did an inventory of my stash over the last week and it was so satisfying. Only downside is that I am out of storage space and am going to find it hard to justify buying more yarn for quite awhile!

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🧶 #phillyyarncrawl Great first day. Thanks to the shop owner’s & volunteers who made it possible

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Has our government has gone insane? We are in grave danger.

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#knitting 🧶 My solution for working sleeves on top down sweaters- I knit the body top till just below armhole bind offs (or till I need a new ball of yarn), put the body in project bag work with just the sleeve out. 1/2

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5 March 1903 | Polish Jewish man, Majloch Lancner, was born in Warsaw. A leatherworker. He emigrated to France. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Beaune la Rolande on 28 June 1942. He did not survive.

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Trump would have been impressed if Zelenskyy showed up looking like Gaddafi in a military uniform full of medals. Can not believe he took offense at clothes after his fawning dance with Arab leaders in his first term. That was an ambush- initially commenting on clothes was designed to throw Z

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#showmeyourknits 🧶 #knitting Pattern is Baby Coco by Cocoknits. Body sleeve stripes were started on 7th after armhole and lined up nicely. It’s a gift for a friend’s grandson.

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20 February 1915 | A German, Herbert Hildebrand, was born in Nysa. An orthopedist. In #Auschwitz from 5 September 1941. No. 20495 He perished in the camp on 11 November 1941.

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16 February 1891 | A Pole, Józef Śliwa was born in Rytro. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942. No. 39649 He perished in the camp on 20 July 1942.

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14 March 1928 | Norwegian Jewish boy of Lithuanian origin, Ahren (Arne) Gordon, was born in Oslo. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

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🧶 # knitting and crochet Knitters/crocheters for democracy and the rule of law- how about we make red/white/ pussy hats?

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8 February 1873 | A Polish Jew, Mosiek Najmiller, was born in Opoczno. Tailor. He emigrated to Belgium. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 14 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Malines / Mechelen. After selection, he was murdered in a gas chamber.

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